Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-04
LEE, THE loved LEADER.
Parade IND CEREMONY.

THE MARCHING VETERANS MAKE
A FINE DIsPLAY-LAYING THE
CORNER. .sTONE-BARRON HOPES
TRIBUTE.
RICHMOND, VA, October 27.-
Despite the inclement weather, The
people of the city and the many
thousands of visitors we're early Oh
the streets, and by nine O'Clock the
moving multitude was so great
that it was plainly evident that
Richmond's population for the day
was as large, and probably larger,
than on any previous occasion. AT
an early hour the sound OF martial
music was heard in every direction,
and military, mounted and afoot,
could be seen moving to their var
iOus positions, preparatory to the
formation of the procession. Mount
ed marshals and cOurlers dashed
hither and thlther, directing the
movements of the troops and ar
ranging the line of march. Before
ten o'clock the rain had tempOrarl-
ly ceased, but the clouds remained
unbroken and threatening. The
people, however, seemed to notice
this, but had apparently made up
their minds to carry out the pro
gram of the da, in all It's details
rain or shine. The visiting military
consists of two corps of cadets
one from the Virginia Military In
stitute, and the other from the
Blacksburg Agricultural and Me-
chanical College; two regiments OF
Virginia infantry, three companies
of cavalry, four companies of artill-
cry; also, two companies of infan-
try from North Carolina aud one
from Maryland. Besides these,
there are several camps Of COnfed-
crate Veterans from different parts
of the state, and six hundred veter-
ans of the Maryland Line. The
latter arrived here this morning,
and their appearance on the streets,
with the Marine Band of Washing
ton at the head of the line, created
considerable interest, and they
were everywhere greeted with en-.
thusiasm. Four professors and fiji
fy.fve students arrived this morn
ing from Washington and Lee Uni
verslty. General Robert E. Lee
was at the time of his death, presi-
dent of This institution, and was
succeeded by his son, General G.
". Gusts Lee, who is now presi
dent. Owing to the recent illness
of the latter, he was unable to par
ticipate in to.day's ceremonies but
his brothers, General w. ii. F., pop
ularly known as "ROoney," and
Captain Robert f. Lee, are here
The only other immediate members
of the family aIe two daughters,
who are at present in Europe.
At few minutes betere eleven
o'clock, everything being in readl-
ness, the procession began to move.
At the head of the line, after de
tachments of mounted police. came
the chief marshal of the day, Gen
eral Wade Hampton, riding side by
side with Governor Fltzhugh Lee,
both superbly mounted. Then fol-
lowed the Governors staff in bril-
liant uniform, and the assistant
uarshals. Next in successive order
came the Virginia Confederate
camps, the veterans of the Mary
land line, the volunteer infantry OF
Virginia, and the North Carolina
artillery and then all the various
civic organizations, embracing the
Grand Lodge of Virginia MasOns,
two cOmmanderIes of knights Tenn.
plars; Blue Lodge Masons; Druids,
Elks, Junior Order CT American
Mechanics, Odd Fellows, and other
societies in regalia. The whole
made such a display as has never
before been seen in Richmond
Dense crowds packed the sidewalks
along the whole route of march,
and the enthusiasm of the populace
was given vent to in almost inces-
SAINT cheers, to be but increased as
some favOrite or famed organiza-
tions passed by.
The procession was nearly an
hour passing a given point, the
Richmond fire department with all
its apparatus bringing up the rear.
The windows and every other avail.
able elevated place along the line
of march were filed with people,
mainly ladies, who cheered the wet
processlOnists by waying hats and
handkerchiefs, and expressed their
pleasure in various other ways
The scene as the head OF the col
umn marched into the monument
grounds was inspiring, Gen. Wade
Hampton and Gov. Lee riding in
front, side by side, as lovingly as
when in other days they command
ed the cavalry of the Army of
Northern Virginia. The cavalry
escort, distinguished guests in car
riages, veterans and military all
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